The section contains the archives of The Internet Writing Journal, which was published by Writers Write, Inc.
from 1997 to 2007. Please visit the homepage of writerswrite.com for our most recent content.

December-January 2007
This issue of The Internet Writing Journal features an exclusive interview with Emmy
award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author Peter Lance, author of
Triple Cross: How bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the
FBI and Why Patrick Fitzgerald Failed to Stop Him (Regan Books). Author Essays
and Articles include: "The Short and Long of It" by British novelist and short story
author Alex Keegan; "Songwriters Anonymous: Part 4" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson"; and "On Writing The Sweet Life" by
famed Chanterelle pastry chef Kate Zuckerman. Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers.
Click here for the December-January 2007 Issue!

August-September 2006 Issue
Author Essays and Articles include: "More on Napalm" by British novelist and short story
author Alex Keegan; "The Reader" by Jane Porter, bestselling author of The Frog Prince
(Warner Books) and Flirting With Forty (5 Spot); and "Forget the Mommy Wars, Try
Martinis" by Brett Paesel, author of Mommies Who Drink: Sex, Drugs, and Other Distant
Memories of an Ordinary Mom (Warner Books). Plus: the hottest picks from our book
reviewers.
Click here for the August-September 2006 Issue!

June-July 2006 Issue
Author Essays and Articles include: "Napalm" by British novelist and short
story author Alex Keegan, "Songwriters Anonymous: Part 3" by syndicated radio
show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson, "The Decade of the Spy"
by Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster
(St. Martin's Press) and "In Praise of Lying: Fiction vs. Nonfiction" by Amy
Hassinger, author of The Priest's Madonna (Putnam). Plus: the
hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the June-July 2006 Issue!

May 2006
The May issue is devoted to The Da Vinci Code. The IWJ's Da Vinci
Code Links Page has the best resources for The Da Vinci Code on the Web.
We've also configured searches for you, so you can easily keep up with all
the latest breaking Da Vinci Code news.
Click here for the May 2006 Issue!

April 2006
Author Essays and Articles include: "The Disease of Competence" by British
novelist Alex Keegan, "Songwriters Anonymous: Part 2" by syndicated radio
show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson, and "Seven Rules For
Writing Historical Fiction" by Elizabeth Crook, author of
The Night Journal (Viking). Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the April 2006 Issue!

March 2006
This issue of The Internet Writing Journal features an exclusive interview with
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kasey Michaels, author of
High Heels and Homicide (Kensington) and A Gentleman by Any Other Name.
Author Essays and Articles include: "Songwriters Anonymous: Part 1" by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson" and
"I Never Sleep With Movie Stars" by Kristin Harmel, author of
How to Sleep With a Movie Star (5 Spot). Plus: the hottest
picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the March 2006 Issue!

February 2006
Author Essays and Articles
include: "Comfort Zone: Enter at Your Own Risk" by syndicated radio show host and
CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson, "Tips from a Slush Pile Find: How One Writer
Got an Agent" by Ronlyn Domingue, author of The Mercy of Thin Air (Atria), and
"Searching for the Sisters" by Sally Beauman, author of The Sisters Mortland
(Warner Books). Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the February 2006 Issue!

December - January 2006
Features: "The IWJ's Narnia Links Page," a collection of links to the
best Narnia sites, selected by our editors. Author Essays and Articles:
"New Year's Resolutions for Serious Songwriters" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records Mary Dawson, "Taking the Plunge" by
Leonard Susskind, author of The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the
Illusion of Intelligent Design (Little, Brown), "Christmastime in the
City" by Chuck Fischer, author of Christmas in New York (Bulfinch), and
"Automatically Correct Typos in MS Word" by Michael L. Cope. Plus: the
hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the December-January 2006 Issue!

November 2005
Features: "The
Author's Dilemma: To Blog or Not to Blog?" by Claire E. White and "The Best Author Blogs,"
a selection of links to the best author blogs around,
selected by our editors. Author Essays and Articles: "Stories Behind the
Hit Songs of Autumn" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music &
Records Mary Dawson, "The Origins of Matches" by Alan Kaufman,
author of Matches (Little, Brown), "Alcohol: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly"
by Tim Relf, author of Stag: A Story About Coming of Age -- In a Bar
(Warner Books), and "Put MS Word to Work for You" by Michael L. Cope.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the November Issue!

October 2005
This issue of The Internet Writing Journal features: "Have Case, Will Travel"
an author essay by Michael Connelly, author of the hot new legal thriller,
The Lincoln Lawyer (Little, Brown); "The Origins of The Widow of the
South" by Robert Hicks, author of the New York Times bestselling Civil War
historical novel about an extraordinary woman's life; and "What Makes a Hit
Song?" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers, including
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow), Eldest by Christopher Paolini
(Knopf) and Solomon vs. Lord by Paul Levine (Bantam).
Click here for the October Issue!

September 2005
This issue of The Internet Writing Journal features an exclusive interview
with novelist Richard Cox, author of Rift (Ballantine) and
The God Particle (Del Rey). Articles include: "Rhyme and Reason: Part 5"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "How
to Write a Book When You Have a Job, Kids, or Your Life is Otherwise Crazed" by
Kate White, author of Over Her Dead Body (Warner Books); and "Five Tips to
Avoiding Total Disaster as a Novelist" by Kris Saknussemm, author
of Zanesville (Villard). Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the September Issue!

August 2005
Highlights from the new issue of The Internet Writing Journal:
"J.K. Rowling and the Extraordinary Life" by Claire E. White, an in-depth look
at the author of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Scholastic) that explores
how a shy, bookish British girl become the first billionaire author and one of
the most powerful women in the world. Articles include: "Rhyme and Reason: Part 4"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"The Road Not Taken" by Nancy Geary, author of Being Mrs. Alcott (Warner Books);
and "Storytelling" by Robert Lacey, author of Great Tales From English History
(Little, Brown). Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the August Issue!

July 2005
This issue of The Internet Writing Journal features an exclusive interview
with bestselling novelist Julie Kenner, author of The Givenchy Code (Berkley)
and Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Downtown Press).
Articles include: "Rhyme and Reason: Part 3" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Sometimes Exceptions Are The
Rule" by Sheila Cole, author of To Be Young in America: Growing Up With The
Country, 1776-1940 (Little, Brown); and "A Thing For Garbage" by Elizabeth
Royte, author of Garbage Land (Little, Brown). Plus: the hottest picks
from our book reviewers.
Click here for the July Issue!

June 2005
This issue of the IWJ features an exclusive interview with New York Times
bestselling novelist James Rollins, author of Sandstorm (Avon) and Map of
Bones (William Morrow). Articles include: "Rhyme and Reason, Part 2" by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Why
I Wrote Mistress Bradstreet" by Charlotte Gordon, author of Mistress
Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America's First Poet (Little, Brown); and
"The Witch in the Well" by Kim Wilkins, author of The Autumn Castle (Warner
Aspect). Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the June Issue!

April-May 2005
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with Rowena Cherry, author of
Forced Mate (Dorchester) and Marjorie M. Liu, author of Tiger Eye (Dorchester)
and X-Men: The Outcast Empire (Marvel/Pocket). Articles include: "A for Advice"
by British novelist Alex Keegan; "Rhyme and Reason, Part 1" by syndicated radio
show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "D-I-Y: Developing and
Designing 2DO Before I Die" by Michael Ogden and Chris Day, authors of 2DO
Before I Die (Little, Brown); and "The Major Role of a Minor Character" by
Jan Brogan, author of A Confidential Source (Mysterious Press). Plus: the
hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the April-May Issue!

January-February 2005
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York Times bestselling
novelist Suzanne Brockmann, author of Gone Too Far (Ballantine) and Hot
Target (Ballantine); and nationally bestselling novelist Kelley Armstrong,
author of Dime Store Magic (Bantam Spectra) and Industrial Magic (Bantam
Spectra). Articles include: "A Cool, Dark Guinness and Something About Adverbs"
by British novelist Alex Keegan, "Danger and Opportunity: The Birth of Regina
Cutter" by Cecelia Tishy, author of Now You See Her (Warner Books) and Nine
Tips For Aspiring Romance Writers by Claire Delacroix, author of
The Beauty Bride (Warner Books).
Click here for the January-February Issue!

November-December 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York Times bestselling
novelist Mary Jo Putney, author of The China Bride (Ballantine) and
A Kiss of Fate (Ballantine); and novelist Bill DeSmedt, author of the
hot new technothriller Singularity (Per Aspera Press). Features
include "Mothers Who Write:
Antonya Nelson" by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D. Articles include: "Contract Bridge
and Writing: How to Become a Grand Master" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"Are You Dead Certain?" by Australian children's author Hazel Edwards, and
"Stories Behind the Carols" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of
CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson.
Click here for the November-December Issue!

September-October 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York Times bestselling Young
Adult novelist D.J. MacHale, author of Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure Through
Time and Space, including The Merchant of Death (Simon and Schuster) and
Black Water (Simon and Schuster). Articles include: "How It Is" by British
novelist Alex Keegan, "Animation Options for Authors: From an Australian Point
of View" by Australian children's author Hazel Edwards, and "Perseverance:
the Key to the Doors of Success, Part II" by syndicated radio show host and
CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson.
Click here for the September-October Issue!

July-August 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with bestselling novelist Steve Alten,
author of Resurrection (Tor) and Meg: Primal Waters (Forge);
Elfrieda Abbe, Editor of The Writer magazine and The Writer's
Market (Kalmbach); and Adam Connell, author
of Counterfeit Kings (Phobos Books). Features include: Mothers Who Write: Tessa
Hadley, author of Everything Will Be All Right (Henry Holt). Articles include:
"Creative Writing Myths" by British novelist Alex Keegan and "Doorways to
Intellectual Property In Authors' Minds" by Australian children's author
Hazel Edwards.
Click here for the July-August Issue!

May-June 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with bestselling fantasy novelist
Robert Newcomb, author of The Fifth Sorceress (Del Rey) and The
Scrolls of the Ancients (Del Rey) and bestselling suspense novelist
Mariah Stewart, author of The President's Daughter (Ivy) and
Dead Wrong (Ballantine).
Articles include: "Ironing While Watching TV" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"Perseverance: the Key to the Doors of Success, Part I" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "A Giant Leap for Auslan
Storytelling" by Australian children's author Hazel Edwards; and "How to Parent
Your Book: Six Rules for Writers" by Tarn Wilson.
Click here for the May-June Issue!

March-April 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with bestselling romance novelist
Stephanie Laurens, author of The Perfect Lover (William Morrow) and
The Ideal Bride (William Morrow),
and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist William Dietrich,
author of Ice Reich (Warner Books) and Hadrian's Wall (HarperCollins).
Articles include: "Think Before You Click" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"The Times, They Are A-Changin'" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
and "Spam and the Children's Author" by Australian children's
author Hazel Edwards.
Click here for the March-April Issue!

January-February 2004
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
bestselling fantasy novelist Victoria Strauss,
author of The Garden of the Stone (Eos) and
The Burning Land (Eos), and novelist Libba Bray,
author of A Great and Terrible Beauty (Delacorte).
Articles include: "Choosing a Writing Teacher" by British
novelist Alex Keegan, "Wrestling With Rejection" by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson; and "Quirky and Effective Book Launches" by
Australian author Hazel Edwards.
Click here for the January-February Issue!

November-December 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
bestselling fantasy novelist John Marco, author of
The Saints of the Sword (Bantam), The Eyes of God
(DAW) and The Devil's Armor (DAW), and award-winning
songwriter, actor and screenwriter Gary Tigerman, author
of The Orion Protocol (William Morrow). Articles include:
"If You Whisper, Convince" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"The Hardest Question of All" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; and
"A Marathon Children's Book Week" by Australian
author Hazel Edwards.
Click here for the November-December Issue!

September-October 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with internationally
bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, author of A Forest of Stars (Warner Books)
and Dune: The Machine Crusades (Tor); Emmy award-winning
investigative journalist and bestselling author Peter Lance,
author of 1000 Years For Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI,
The Untold Story (ReganBooks); and bestselling Canadian
mystery novelist Lyn Hamilton, author of The Thai Amulet (Berkley).
Articles include "Sing to Me" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"The Power of Repetition, Part II" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"Co-Writing Committee-itis" by Australian authors
Hazel Edwards and Jean Roberts and "Before You Write" by
Patrika Vaughn. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the September-October Issue!

June-July 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews
with critically acclaimed novelist Eliot Pattison,
author of The Skull Mantra (St. Martin's Minotaur) and Bone Mountain
(St. Martin's Press) and with bestselling novelist
Steve Hamilton, author of A Cold Day in Paradise (St. Martin's
Minotaur) and Blood is the Sky (St. Martin's Minotaur).
Articles include "The Novice Screenwriter Refuses to Conform"
by British novelist Alex Keegan, "The Power of Repetition"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK
Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Frozen Ideas"
by Australian children's author Hazel Edwards and
"Eight Tips For Getting Published in Magazines"
by Gary Bell. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the June-July Issue!

April-May 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews
with New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker,
author of Silent Joe and Cold Pursuit (Hyperion) and with
bestselling crime novelist Sarah Lovett, author of
Dante's Inferno (Simon and Schuster) and
Dark Alchemy (Simon and Schuster).
Articles include "Stealing Stories" by British novelist Alex Keegan,
"Making the Light Go On" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"I Can Feel the Words" by Australian children's author
Hazel Edwards and "What Comes Next" by author and
literary agent Jeff Herman.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the April-May Issue!

March 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews
with internationally bestselling novelist
Sara Douglass, author of The Wayfarer Redemption (Tor)
and Hades' Daughter (Tor) and with
novelist Laura Caldwell, author of Burning the Map (Red Dress
Ink). Articles include "Quick, Quick" by British novelist
Alex Keegan, "Songwriting Elegance Through Song
Form: Part IV" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson; and "Writing a Book About Oracle: Art
or Science?" by Chris Lawson.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the March Issue!

February 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
fantasy novelist Mitchell Graham, author of The Fifth Ring
(Eos) and with award-winning poet and writer
Cortney Davis, author of I Knew a Woman: The Experience
of the Female Body (Random House).
Articles include "Judgment Day" by British novelist Alex
Keegan, "Songwriting Elegance Through Song Form: Part III"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson; "Antarctic Writer On Ice:
A Serendipitous Map" by Australian children's author
Hazel Edwards, and "A Writers' Dozen: The Twelve Lessons I've
Learned So Far" by Talia Carner. Plus: the hottest picks
from our book reviewers.
Click here for the February Issue!

December-January 2003
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times bestselling novelist Jayne Ann Krentz,
author of Light in Shadow (Putnam) and
Smoke in Mirrors (Putnam), and with acclaimed Southern
novelist Lee Smith, award-winning author of The Last
Girls (Algonquin Books). Features and articles include
"Theme Music: Tone is Not an Accident" by British novelist
Alex Keegan, "Songwriting Elegance Through Song Form:
Part II" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK
Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Plotting Fake ID" by
Australian children's author Hazel Edwards, and
"Common Writing Mistakes" by Michael LaRocca; "Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the December-January Issue!

October-November 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times bestselling novelist David Morrell,
author of Long Lost (Warner Books) and Lessons From
a Lifetime of Writing (Writer's Digest Books), and
bestselling novelist Shirley Palmer, author of
Behind the Veil (Mira) and Danger Zone (Mira).
Features and articles include
"Songwriting Elegance Through Song Form: Part I"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of
CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"Kill is a Four Letter Word" by Hazel Edwards and Goldie
Alexander; "The Five Golden Rules of Publicity for Authors"
by Katherine Smith; and "Writing That Killer Query" by
Keith Rommel. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the October-November Issue!

September 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with mystery
novelist Joyce Christmas, author of Forged in Blood
(Ballantine), John Scott Shepherd, author of Henry's List of
Wrongs (RuggedLand) and Alice McDermott, National Book
Award-winning author of Charming Billy (Farrar,
Straus and Giroux). Features and articles include "The Top
Ten FAQs on the Business of Songwriting #1: Do I Have to
Live in LA to Be a Success?" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Author
Self-Searching on the Web" by Hazel Edwards;
"A Salute to the Invisible" by Carolyn Burch;
and "Effective Business Writing: The White Paper" by
Anjana Srikanth. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the September Issue!

July-August 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York Times
bestselling business author Jeffrey Fox, author of Don't Send a
Resume: And Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land
a Great Job (Hyperion), and How to Become a
Great Boss: The Rules for Getting and Keeping the
Best Employees (Hyperion),
and bestselling romance novelist Julie Ortolon,
author of Dear Cupid (St. Martin's Press) and
Falling For You (St. Martin's Press).
Features and articles include: "The Top Ten FAQs
on the Business of Songwriting #2: How Can I Get
Discovered?" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of
CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Writing a Non-Boring
Family History" by Hazel Edwards; "Blazing a New Trail:
Taking the Next Step in Author Empowerment" by
New York Times bestselling author Warren Adler;
and "A Practical Guide to Blogging" by Greg Knollenberg.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the July-August Issue!

June 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times bestselling children's author Jane Yolen,
author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Scholastic) and
The Firebird (HarperCollins), and with internationally bestselling
novelist Janny Wurts, co-author of the Empire series with Raymond
Feist, and author of Peril's Gate: The Wars of Shadow and Light (Eos).
Features and articles include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the Business of
Songwriting #3: Poetry vs. Lyrics" by syndicated
radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"Collaborating: Right or Wrong" by Hazel Edwards and Goldie Alexander;
"The Debate: Freelance Gigs vs a Staff Job"
by Jonathan and Lisa Price; and "Manufacturing Inspiration" by
Chris Gavaler. Plus: the hottest picks
from our book reviewers.
Click here for the June Issue!

May 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
award-winning journalist G. Wayne Miller, author of
Toy Wars (Random House) and Men and Speed (PublicAffairs),
and with bestselling romance novelist Evelyn Rogers,
author of The Loner (Leisure Books) and The Grotto (Leisure Books).
Features and articles include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the
Business of Songwriting #4: Will I Ever Be Able to Quit My Day-Gig?"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary
Dawson; "TSTL: A Writer's Life" by Dee Davis,
"Web Editing: The Basics" by Jonathan and Lisa Price,
and "Seven Steps to Better Humor Writing" by
Jan Hornung. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the May Issue!

April 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times bestselling novelist Alan Dean Foster,
author of Diuturnity's Dawn (Del Ray) and Star Wars:
The Approaching Storm (Del Ray) and
with award-winning romance novelist Dee Davis
author of The Promise (Love Spell) and Dark of the Night (Ballantine).
Features and
articles include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the
Business of Songwriting #5: The Advantages/Disadvantages
of Co-Writing," by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary
Dawson; "Writing An Article That Sells" by Shirley Kawa-Jump,
and "Flash Fiction: Good Things Come in Small Packages"
by Jack Goodstein. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the April Issue!

March 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with renowned Tolkien
scholar Thomas Shippey, author of The Road to Middle-Earth (Houghton Mifflin) and
J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (Houghton Mifflin)
and with New York Times bestselling romance novelist
Christine Feehan, author of Dark Legend (Love Spell) and
A Very Gothic Christmas (Pocket Books).
Features and articles include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the Business
of Songwriting #6: Getting Your Song to the Artist," by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK
Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "A Horse of a Different Color" by
Carolyn Burch; and "Ethics of Technical Publishing:Trust Yourself" by
Jay Delm. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the March Issue!

February 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
bestselling fantasy novelist John Marco,
author of The Jackal of Nar (Bantam) and The Eyes of God (Daw)
and with critically acclaimed British novelist Jasper Fforde, author
of The Eyre Affair (Viking). Features and articles include: "The
Top Ten FAQs on the Business of Songwriting
#7: Music Publishers," by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary
Dawson; "Your Alter-Editor: Living with a Non-Writer" by
Carolyn Burch; and "The Pain Club" by Natalie Pearson. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the February Issue!

December-January 2002
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with bestselling
romance novelist Julia London, author of The Ruthless Charmer
(Dell) and The Beautiful Stranger (Dell) and with Edgar
award-winning children's novelist Wendelin Van Draanen,
author of Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
(Knopf) and Flipped (Knopf). Features and articles
include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the Business of Songwriting #8:
The Demo", by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music &
Records, Mary Dawson; "Mission Impossible: The Real Work of
Writing, Finding Your True Motives" by Carolyn Burch; "Non-Boring
Travel Writing: Unusual or Controversial Research" by Hazel
Edwards, author of There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating
Cake and "Talkers Talk and Writers Write" by Greg Knollenberg.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the December-January Issue!

October-November 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York Times
bestselling novelist Lawrence Block, author of
Hope to Die (Morrow) and Hit Man (Morrow);
New York Times bestselling novelist Tess Gerritsen,
author of Gravity (Pocket Books) and
The Surgeon (Ballantine), and poet and novelist
Julianna Baggott, author of Girl Talk: A Novel (Simon
and Schuster). Features and articles
include: "The Top Ten FAQs on the Business of Songwriting #9:
Copyright Issues", by syndicated radio show host and CEO
of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson;
"Magazines vs. Newspapers: What Kind of Writer Are You?"
by Carolyn Burch; and "Understanding Electronic Publishing:
Part II" by Chris Van Buren and Jeff Cogswell, authors of
Poor Richard's Creating E-books (Top Floor).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the October-November Issue!

September 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times and internationally bestselling novelist
Fern Michaels, author of Texas Rich (Ballantine) and
Plain Jane (Kensington); bestselling novelist
and short story writer Dan Simmons,
author of the Hugo award-winning Hyperion Cantos
(Bantam Spectra) and Hardcase (St. Martin's Press), and
with Jodi Picoult, author of Plain Truth (Pocket Books) and
Salem Falls (Pocket Books).
Features and articles include: "Is That a Hobbit in Your Rocket?,"
a roundtable discussion with top fantasy and SF authors Lois
McMaster Bujold, Dave Duncan and Michael Swanwick;
"The Top Ten FAQs on the Business of Songwriting: #10"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson; "Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: Show and
Tell" by Renni Browne and Dave King, authors of
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (HarperCollins);
and "Understanding Electronic Publishing: Part I"
by Chris Van Buren and Jeff Cogswell, authors
of Poor Richard's Creating E-books (Top Floor).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the September Issue!

August 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews
with New York Times bestselling novelist Warren Adler, author of
Random Hearts (Ballantine) and Mourning Glory
(Kensington) and with internationally bestselling
novelist Lee Child, author of Running Blind (Putnam)
and Echo Burning (Putnam). Features and articles
include: "Take a Teaspoon of Science, a Pinch of
Fiction, Stir," a roundtable discussion with top
fantasy and SF authors Lois McMaster Bujold,
Tony Daniel and Jack McDevitt; "Telling Lies for Fun and
Profit: Setting Your Sights" by Lawrence Block,
bestselling author of Hit List (William Morrow);
"The Power of Principles, Part V: Theory of
Scarcity vs. Theory of Abundance," by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music &
Records, Mary Dawson; and "Are Newspaper Websites
Losing the Readership Battle?" by John McIntyre,
managing editor of Content Intelligence.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the August Issue!

July 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews
with New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, author of
the Sandman graphic novel series and American Gods (HarperCollins)
and with internationally bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader,
author of The Ninja (Fawcett), and The Ring of
Five Dragons (Tor). Features and articles
include: "What if John Wilkes Booth Shot My Grandfather?", a
roundtable discussion with top fantasy authors Guy Gavriel
Kay, Susan Matthews, Sean Russell and Pamela Sargent,
"Research: When and How Much?" by Evan Marshall, author of
The Marshall Plan Workbook (Writer's Digest Books) and
Stabbing Stephanie (Kensington),
"The Power of Principles, Part IV: The Jacobson Integrity Principle,"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music &
Records, Mary Dawson, and "Short Writers: Long On Science,
Big On Creativity" by Michael Kryton.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the July Issue!

June 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with award-winning
mystery novelist Julie Smith, author of 82 Desire (Ballantine)
and Louisiana Hotshot (Forge), and bestselling suspense
novelist Alan Jacobson, author of False Accusations (Pocket Books) and
The Hunted (Pocket Books). Features and articles include:
"Where Do You Find Your Myths?", a roundtable discussion with
top fantasy authors Janny Wurts, Sean Russell, Martha Wells, and
Teresa Edgerton, "The Power of Principles, Part III: The Credibility Factor," by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music
& Records, Mary Dawson, and "GLBT Press Continues to Grow" by
Paul Harris, author of The Harris Guide 2001. Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers.
Click here for the June Issue!

May 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
New York Times bestselling novelist, Gayle Lynds,
co-author with Robert Ludlum of The Hades Factor (St.Martin's Press)
and author of Mesmerized (Pocket Books), author and
web consultant Jeffrey Veen, author of The Art & Science of
Web Design (New Riders), and with Martha Tod Dudman,
author of the critically-acclaimed memoir Augusta, Gone
(Simon and Schuster).
Features and articles include: "The Power of Principles,
Part II: The Greer Guideline," by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson, "How I Write: The Process of Creating a Book"
by award-winning fantasy author Garth Nix, author of Lirael (HarperCollins)
and The Seventh Tower series for Lucasfilm/Scholastic, and
"Hire the Publicist to Get the Publishing Deal" by R. Scott Penza of
the Creative Hive Group. Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers.
Click here for the May Issue!

April 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with Angela Adair-Hoy
and M.J. Rose, the co-authors of How to Publish and Promote
Online (St. Martin's Press) and with award-winning mystery
novelist Jerrilyn Farmer, author of Dim Sum Dead (Avon Books).
Features and articles include: "The Power of Principles, Part I:
Masters' Maxim," by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK
Music & Records, Mary Dawson and "What's New in Communications
and Publishing Today" by Patrika Vaughn, author of
Selling to International Markets (A Cappela Publishing),
and a Charles Dickens Crossword Puzzle by Carly Svamvour. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the April Issue!

March 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
mystery novelist Leslie Glass, author of the popular
"Time" mystery series, whose latest book
is Tracking Time (Dutton), romantic suspense novelist
Christiane Heggan, author of Blind Faith (Mira) and with
New York Times bestselling true crime writer Ann Rule,
author of The Stranger Beside Me (W.W. Norton). Features
and articles include: "Finding a Movie Idea That Will Sell," by
Skip Press, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting
(Macmillan), "The Realities of Radioplay Part IV: Corporate Radio" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary
Dawson and "Will Your Book Sell?" by
Patrika Vaughn, author of Everything You Need to
Know to Write, Publish and Market Your Book (A
Cappela Publishing). Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers.
Click here for the March Issue!

February 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with mystery
novelist Rhys Bowen, author of the popular Constable Evans
mystery series, whose latest book is Evan Can
Wait (St. Martin's Press) and with screenwriter, teacher
and author Skip Press, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Screenwriting (Macmillan). Features and articles include:
"The Realities of Radioplay: Part III Essential Ingredients of
Radio-Friendly Songs" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson and
"Free Publicity For Your Book" by Patrika Vaughn, author of
Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish and Market Your
Book (A Capella Publishing). Plus: the hottest picks from
our book reviewers.
Click here for the February Issue!

December-January 2001
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with
Barry Hoffman, author of the hot new psychological thriller,
Born Bad (Leisure Books) and publisher of Gauntlet Press,
and with National Book Award finalist Amy Bloom, author
of A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You
(Random House). Features and articles include:
"No Excess Baggage: An Authors' Roundtable Discussion" with
popular Australian children's authors Hazel Edwards,
Margaret Clark and Krista Bell;
"Strangers in the Write" by Neil Marr, author with
Tim Field of Bullicide: Death at Playtime;
"The Realities of Radioplay: Part II" by syndicated radio show host and
CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; and "The Problems of
Ebook Publishing" by Paul Stork, author of Ebook Publishing:
Standards and Technologies (New Riders).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers.
Click here for the December-January Issue!

October-November 2000
This issue of the IWJ features interviews with New York
Times bestselling novelist James Clemens, author of
Wit'ch War (Del Ray) and (as James Rollins) Excavation
(HarperCollins); Agatha award-nominated food critic and mystery
writer Phyllis Richman, author
of Murder on the Gravy Train (HarperCollins); literary novelist
Susan Ketchin, author of The Christ-Haunted Landscape:
Faith and Doubt in Southern Fiction (University Press
of Mississippi); and bestselling novelist Diane McKinney-Whetstone,
author of Blues Dancing (William Morrow).
Articles and Features include: "The Realities of Radioplay"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music
& Records, Mary Dawson; "The Promise of Ebook Publishing"
by Paul Stork, author of Ebook Publishing:
Standards and Technologies (New Riders), and "E-pubbing
Children's Books" by award-winning Australian children's
writer Hazel Edwards, author of The Frequent Flyer Twins books
(Bookmice). Plus: the hottest picks from our book
reviewers.
Click here for the October-November Issue!

September 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with New York Times
bestselling novelist Elizabeth Lowell, author of Pearl Cove
(Avon Books) and Midnight in Ruby Bayou (William Morrow);
Tracy Fobes, author of Forbidden Garden (Pocket Books) and
Daughter of Destiny (Pocket Books); and literary novelist
Roxana Robinson, author of Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life (University
Press of New England) and This Is My Daughter: A Novel
(Touchstone Books). Articles and Features include: "Build-A-Song:
Part VIII: Finishing Touches" by syndicated radio show host and
CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; "Tone: the Writer's
Voice in the Reader's Mind" by Mort Castle, author of Writing
Horror (Writer's Digest Books) and Moon on the Water
(DarkTales Publications); "Starving Writer No More" by Peter
Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer (Fanove) and "The
Online Freelance Goldmine: Write for Commercial Websites and
Get Paid" by Krista McGruder. Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers!
Click here for the September Issue!

July-August 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with New York
Times bestselling novelist Stella Cameron, author of
Key West (Kensington); multiple award-winning Children's
and Young Adult novelist Garth Nix, author of the new
Scholastic/Lucasfilm fantasy series The Seventh Tower;
and award-winning writer and poet Nikki Giovanni, author of
Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgement (William Morrow).
Articles and Features include:
"Why Writing is Good for Your Health" by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D.;
"Build-A-Song: Part VII: The Emergence of the Verses" by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson;
"Founding a Fiction Factory" by Doug Rennie; "The Writer's
Secret Weapon: A Diary"
by Nick DiSpoldo, and "The Professor and Me" by bestselling
romance novelist
Catherine Lanigan, author of Romancing the Stone.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the July-August Issue!

June 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with New York Times
bestselling novelist Barbara Delinsky, author of Lake News
(Pocket Books) and The Vineyard (Simon and Schuster);
Singer/songwriter Ellis Paul whose single "The World Ain't Slowin' Down"
is featured in the new Jim Carrey film, Me, Myself and Irene; and
award-winning novelist Jill McCorkle, author of
Carolina Moon (Fawcett Books) and
Final Vinyl Days (Fawcett Books).
Articles and Features include:
"The Southern Women Writers Conference: A Report"
by Jan McDaniel, "Build-A-Song: Part VI: Tips for Tunesters"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson; and "Web Resources for Developing Characters" by
Greg Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the June Issue!

May 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with the Queen of Suspense
Mary Higgins Clark, internationally bestselling author of
We'll Meet Again (Simon and Schuster) and Before I Say
Good-Bye (Simon and Schuster) and with
Agatha Award-winning mystery novelist Jeanne M. Dams,
author of The Victim in Victoria Station (Walker & Co.) and
Red, White and Blue Murder (Walker & Co.) Articles and
Features include: "Angels and Demons: the Making of An
International Thriller" by bestselling novelist Dan Brown;
"Build-A-Song: Part V: Melody" by syndicated radio show host
and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson; and "First-Time
Novelists Look to the Net for Success" by Sarah Anchors. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the May Issue!

April 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with
internationally bestselling fantasy author Terry Pratchett,
creator of the popular Discworld series whose latest
book is The Fifth Elephant (HarperCollins);
Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor of The Atlantic
Monthly and author of Word Court (Harcourt Brace);
and science and science fiction writers
Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E.
Svarney, authors of The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book
(Visible Ink Press) and Skies of Fury (Simon and Schuster).
Articles and Features include: "Worldbuilding From the Ground Up"
a roundtable discussion with bestselling fantasy authors
Anne McCaffrey, Dave Duncan, Dennis
Jones and Juliet McKenna; "Insider Tricks to Getting
Published: Part II" by Jeff Herman,
literary agent and author of the bestselling
2000-2001 Writer's Guide to Book Editors,
Publishers and Literary Agents (Prima) and
You Can Make it Big Writing Books (Prima);
and "Build-A-Song: Part IV: Cadence" by syndicated radio
show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary
Dawson. Plus: the hottest picks from our book
reviewers!
Click here for the April Issue!

March 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with
New York Times and London Times bestselling novelist
Raymond Feist, author of Krondor: The Betrayal and
Krondor: The Assassins (Avon Eos), the latest entries in the
esteemed RiftWar fantasy series, and fantasy
novelist and Bantam Spectra editor Anne Lesley
Groell, author of Cauldron of Iniquity (Roc), the
latest entry in the popular Cloak and Dagger
romantic fantasy series. Articles include:
"Insider Tricks to Getting Published: Part I"
by Jeff Herman, literary agent
and author of the bestselling 2000-2001 Writer's
Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary
Agents (Prima, 1999) and You Can Make it Big
Writing Books (Prima, 2000) and "Build-A-Song: Part III"
by syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the March Issue!

February 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with bestselling mystery
novelist Dana Stabenow, author of So Sure of Death (Dutton, 1999)
and Hunter's Moon (Jove, 1999); and Jeff Herman, literary agent
and author of the bestselling 2000-2001 Writer's Guide to
Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents (Prima, 1999)
and You Can Make it Big Writing Books (Prima, 2000).
Articles include: "The Making of a King: How I brought to
life events of a half-century ago" by G. Wayne Miller, author
of the critically acclaimed new book, King of Hearts: The
True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart
Surgery (Random House, 2000), "Left, Right, Left, Right:
Character!" by British crime and literary novelist Alex
Keegan, and "How to Get Ideas for Books and Articles" by
Herman Holtz, author of Getting Started in Sales
Consulting (John Wiley & Sons, 2000).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the February Issue!

January 2000
This month's IWJ features interviews with New York Times
bestselling novelist Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the
Intruder (Naval Institute Press) and Cuba (St. Martin's
Press, 1999); bestselling romance author Christina Skye, author
of 2000 Kisses (Dell, 2000) and The Perfect Gift (Avon Books,
1999); and Diana G. Gallagher, author of the popular media-tie
in books for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek, and Sabrina the
Teenage Witch television series. Articles include: our special
Millennium Roundtable, where today's hottest authors and
editors share their plans for the Millennium New Year's Eve and
what gift they'd most like for the Holidays; "Build-A-Song
Part II: From the Idea to the Hook" by syndicated radio show
host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson, and "35 Ways
to Make Your Book Signing an Event," by Larry James, Author of
Red Hot Love Notes for Lovers (Career Assurance Press, 1998).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the January Issue!

December 1999
This month's IWJ features interviews with bestselling SF novelist
Greg Bear, author of Dinosaur Summer (Warner, 1998) and Darwin's Radio (Del
Ray, 1999); former Editor at the New York Times Book Review,
Patricia T. O'Conner, bestselling author of Woe is I: The
Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English and
Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About
Writing (Harcourt Brace, 1999). Articles include: "Advice For
Younger Fiction Writers," by British crime and literary novelist
Alex Keegan, "Build-A-Song Part I: The Idea" by syndicated
radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson,
and "Email Etiquette (Netiquette)" by Chris Pirillo, author of
Poor Richard's Guide to Email Publishing (Top Floor Publishing, 1999).
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the December Issue!

October 1999
This month's IWJ features interviews with #1 New York Times
bestselling mystery novelist Sue Grafton, author of A is for
Alibi, B is for Burglar, and her latest Kinsey Millhone novel,
O is for Outlaw (Henry Holt, 1999); bestselling novelist,
Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster and four-time Shamus
Award winner Lawrence Block, author of The Burglar in the
Rye (Dutton, 1999) and Tanner on Ice (Signet, 1999), and
former Senior Editor of OMNI and current Editor of Event
Horizon: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror webzine Ellen
Datlow. Articles include: "Do It Yourself Music
Publishing--Part V" by syndicated radio show host and CEO
of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson, and "The Business of
Writing: Minding the Details, " excerpted from the new
2000 Writers Market. Plus: the hottest picks from our
book reviewers!
Click here for the October Issue!

September 1999
This month's issue features interviews with New York Times
bestselling horror and suspense novelist John Saul, author of
The Right Hand of Evil (Ballantine, 1999) and
The Presence (Ballantine, 1998); Hugo and Nebula
award-winning fantasy and SF novelist Orson Scott Card,
author of Ender's Game (1986) and Ender's
Shadow (Tor, 1999); and Evan Marshall, literary agent and
author of the mystery novel Missing Marlene (Kensington, 1999)
and the writing aide, The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing (Writer's
Digest Books, 1998). Articles include: "Do It Yourself Music
Publishing--Part IV" by syndicated radio show host and CEO of
CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson, "What IS a Short Story?" by
literary and crime novelist Alex Keegan, and "Writing Life
Stories for the Inspirational or Religious Markets" by novelist
and biographer Anne Hart. Plus: the hottest picks from our book
reviewers!
Click here for the September Issue!

June-July 1999
This month's issue features interviews with New York Times
bestselling romance novelist Christina Dodd, author of The
Runaway Princess (Avon, 1999) and Someday My Prince (1999)
and with popular mystery novelist Susan Wittig Albert, author
of Chile Death (Berkley, 1998), part of the bestselling China
Bayles herbal mystery series. Articles include: "Do It Yourself
Music Publishing--Part III" by syndicated radio show host and
CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson, "Writing Sketch
Comedy That Sells," by Brian Luff of Planet Comedy, and "How
to Give Your Writing Buzz Appeal" by novelist and biographer
Anne Hart. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the June-July Issue!

May 1999
This month's issue features interviews with award-winning mystery
novelist, Lev Raphael, author of The Death of a Constant Lover
(Walker, 1999) and with popular mystery novelist Martha C. Lawrence,
author of Aquarius Descending (St. Martin's Press, 1999).
Articles include: "The Art of Telling Lies" by award-winning
British literary and crime author Alex Keegan, "Cracking the
Women's Magazine Market" by Donna Elizabeth
Boetig, author of Feminine Wiles: Creative Techniques for
Writing Women's Feature Stories That Sell (American West, 1998)
and "Do It Yourself Music Publishing- Part II" by syndicated
radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records, Mary Dawson.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the May Issue!

April 1999
This month's issue features interviews with Jennifer Sawyer Fisher,
Senior Editor at Avon Books and the woman at the helm of the
Twilight Mystery imprint and with fantasy novelist John Marco,
whose new book The Jackal of Nar (Bantam Spectra, 1999) is
garnering rave reviews. Articles include: "Be Your Own Editor -
Part IV" by award-winning British literary and crime author
Alex Keegan, "Do It Yourself Music Publishing- Part I" by
syndicated radio show host and CEO of CQK Music & Records,
Mary Dawson. Plus: reviews of new products for writers and
the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the April Issue!

March 1999
This month's issue features interviews with bestselling fantasy/SF
novelist Neil Gaiman, creator of the award-winning Sandman graphic
novel series and author of the critically-acclaimed
Neverwhere (Avon, 1998) and Stardust (Spike, 1999), and
Macavity award-winning mystery author Dianne Day, author of
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (Avon, 1995) and the most
recent book in the series, Emperor Norton's Ghost (Doubleday, 1998).
Articles include: "Be Your Own Editor - Part III" by British
literary and crime author Alex Keegan, "Breaking Into Print --
What Length Sells Best?" by mystery and fantasy novelist Melisa
Michaels, whose latest book is Sister to the Rain (Roc, 1998),
and "Internet Research Resources for Historical Writers" by
Greg Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the March Issue!

February 1999
This month's issue features interviews with bestselling
fantasy/SF novelist Dave Duncan (The Gilded Chain, Avon Eos, 1998),
author of the Seventh Swordsman series and numerous stand alones
such as The Cursed (Eos, 1998), and mystery/thriller novelist Keith
Snyder, author of Show Control and Coffin's Got the Dead Guy
on the Inside (Walker, 1998). Articles include: "Be Your Own
Editor - Part II" by British crime author Alex Keegan, "Stalled
Careers, Writer's Block and Monsters Under the Bed" by fantasy
novelist Melisa Michaels, whose latest book is Sister to the
Rain (Roc, 1998), and "Internet Research Resources for Mystery
and Crime Writers" by Greg Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest picks
from our book reviewers!
Click here for the February Issue!

January 1999
This month's issue features interviews with
bestselling mystery novelist Janet Evanovich (Four to Score,
St. Martin's Press, 1998), author of the Stephanie Plum mystery
series and Chantelle Bentley, the Editor of
the 1999 Poet's Market (Writer's Digest Books, 1998).
Articles include: "Be Your Own Editor - Part I" by British crime author Alex
Keegan, "Are We There Yet" by award-winning journalist and
novelist Martin J. Smith whose last book, Shadow Image (Jove, 1998), was nominated
for an Anthony Award and "Internet Research Resources for SF
Writers" by Greg Knollenberg. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the January Issue!

December 1998
This month's issue features interviews with New York Times
bestselling romance novelist Lisa Kleypas (Stranger in My Arms,
Avon, 1998) and bestselling mystery and romance author Lynda
Robinson whose latest mystery of ancient Egypt is Drinker of
Blood (Mysterious Press, 1998). Articles include: "Creating
the Perfect Setting - Part II" by British crime author Alex
Keegan, "Proper Manuscript Format" by author Bill Shunn
and "Finding Poetry Online" by Greg Knollenberg. Plus:
the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the December Issue!

November 1998
This month's issue features interviews with award-winning
journalist and popular mystery writer Kathy Hogan Trochek,
author of Strange Brew and Midnight
Clear (HarperCollins, 1998),
horror author and educator Mort Castle, editor of Writing
Horror (Writer's Digest Books, 1997), and romance novelist
Julia Quinn, author of Brighter Than the Sun and To Catch an
Heiress (Avon, 1998). Articles include: "Creating the
Perfect Setting - Part I" by British crime author Alex
Keegan, "All of My Mentors Are Dead" by Bridget Becker and
"A Music Lover's Guide to the Internet" by Greg Knollenberg.
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the November Issue!

October 1998
This month's issue features interviews with two of this year's
Anthony Award nominees: award-winning journalist and crime
novelist Martin J. Smith, author of Time Release and Shadow
Image (Jove, 1998) and Sujata Massey, author of
The Salaryman's Wife and Zen Attitude (HarperCollins, 1998).
Articles include: "Finding the Discipline to Write," by
Stephen J. Cannell, bestselling author of the hot new
international thriller Riding the Snake (Morrow, Oct., 1998),
"Dealing With Rejection," by British crime author Alex Keegan,
and "Navigating the Maze of Self-Publishing," by Jane
Bussard. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the October Issue!

August/September 1998
This month's issue features interviews with award-winning
novelist Paul Levine, author of the popular Jake Lassiter series
and the hot new Supreme Court thriller 9 Scorpions (Pocket
Books, 1998), and with journalist and author Michael
Wolff whose controversial new book Burn Rate (Simon and Schuster, 1998),
about the early days of the Internet, has got the Web world abuzz.
Articles include: "The Ten and a Half Commandments of Writing,"
from British crime author Alex Keegan, "Travel Writing for Fun and
Profit," by Phil Philcox, and "Finding the News Online," by
Greg Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the August/September Issue!

July 1998
This month's issue features interviews with
Stuart Woods, New York Times bestselling author
of Dead in the Water (HarperCollins, 1998) and
Swimming to Catalina (HarperCollins, 1998) and with
popular mystery novelist Jan Burke, bestselling author
of Hocus (HarperCollins, 1998) and Liar (HarperCollins, 1998);
articles include "Seduction, Not Instruction - Part II" from
British crime author Alex Keegan, "Pushing the Envelope"
by Bob McCray and "Finding Intelligent Conversation Online."
Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the July Issue!

June 1998
This month's issue features interviews with Nora Roberts,
New York Times and international bestselling author
of Sanctuary (Jove, 1998), Sea Swept
(Jove, 1998), Homeport (Putnam, 1998),
Holiday in Death (as J.D. Robb) (Berkley, 1998), popular mystery
novelist Leslie O'Kane, author of The Cold Hard Fax
(Fawcett Gold Medal, 1998), and Judith Appelbaum,
the former managing editor of Publishers Weekly
and author of the industry classic How To Get Happily
Published (HarperCollins, 1998); articles include "Seduction,
Not Instruction" from British crime author Alex Keegan,
"Jump Start Your Online Research" and
"How to Create a Character Profile." Plus: the hottest
picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the June Issue!

May 1998
This month's issue features interviews with Stephen J. Cannell,
Emmy award-winning television producer/writer and bestselling
author of The Plan, Final Victim and King Con (Avon, 1998),
the action-packed thriller that's soon to be a movie from
MGM starring John Travolta; Dan Brown, author of the hot
new techno-thriller Digital Fortress (St. Martin's Press, 1998)
and R.A. Forster, bestselling author of legal thrillers
such as The Mentor and Keeping Counsel (Kensington, 1998);
articles include, "Point of View From My Point of View" by
British crime author Alex Keegan, "Book, or Script, or Both?"
by author and screenwriter Skip Press, "Using Poetry to
Improve Your Writing" by Mika Teachout and "Effective Use
of Search Engines" by Greg Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest
picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the May Issue!

April 1998
This month's issue features interviews with
G. Wayne Miller, award-winning journalist and
author of Toy Wars (Times Books, 1998), the
behind the scenes expose of the ruthlessly
competitive toy industry; Evelyn Coleman,
award-winning author of numerous children's
books and the exciting new thriller What A Woman's
Gotta Do (Simon & Schuster, 1998), and
Douglas Cooper, author of the critically acclaimed literary
novels Amnesia and Delirium (Hyperion, 1998);
an Inside Look at Atlantic Unbound with
commentary by Wen Stephenson; articles on writing
a query letter that sells by British crime author Alex
Keegan, Part II of Michael Banks' article on developing
your ideas and How to Track Your Submissions by Greg
Knollenberg. Plus: the hottest picks from our book reviewers!
Click here for the April Issue!

March 1998
This month's issue features interviews with Philip Luber,
author of the exciting new thriller Pray For Us Sinners
(Fawcett Books), and celebrity biographer and
entertainment writer Karen Swenson, author of
Greta Garbo: A Life Apart (Scribner), an Inside
Look at popular literary ezine george jr. with comments
by founder George Myers, Jr., articles about increasing
your chances of winning short-story competitions by
British crime author Alex Keegan, author Michael A.
Banks' tips for finding ideas that inspire your writing
and how to market your play once you've written it
by Troy Hughes. Also: the hottest picks from our book
reviewers including Toy Wars (Times Books 1998), G.
Wayne Miller's fascinating look at the toy industry,
and Delirium (Hyperion, 1998), Douglas Cooper's
follow-up to his critically acclaimed first novel, Amnesia.
Click here for the March Issue!

February 1998
This month's issue features interviews with
Glenn Kleier, author of the hot new Millennium
thriller The Last Day and Australian romance author
Stephanie Laurens, articles about preparing the
play you've written for submission by Troy Hughes,
a guide to writing term papers by The Lazy Scholar,
an inspirational tale from Alex Keegan about
the road to writing success, and how the Web
can help you crack the greeting card market by
Greg Knollenberg.
Click here for the February Issue!

January 1998
This month's issue features interviews with popular romance and
mystery novelist Margaret Chittenden, Macavity and Anthony award
winner Dale Furutani, an inside look at Playbill On-Line with
commentary by Managing Editor Robert Viagas, articles about
crafting great dialogue from Alex Keegan, making money at technical
writing by bestselling author Peter Kent, why young writers need to
learn Shakespeare by Sarah Reaves White and how freelancers can turn
time wasters into articles by Bridget Becker.
Click here for the January Issue!

December 1997
The December issue features interviews with Senior Vice-president
and Publisher of Avon Books, Lou Aronica, Hugo Award-winning
fantasy and science fiction author Lawrence Watt-Evans,
Newsbytes News Network Tokyo Bureau Chief, Martyn Williams,
articles about crafting that winning opening paragraph from
Alex Keegan, Tabatha Yeatts' article on research tips from
mystery author Teri Holbrook, information on how to find a
writing-related job using the Internet by Greg Knollenberg, and
a primer on rights for novice writers by attorney Claire White.
This issue also features our expanded Book Review
section.
Click here for the December Issue!

November 1997
This month's issue features interviews with Chicago Tribune Editor
Howard Tyner, former Delaware governor and Editor of
IntellectualCapital.com Pete du Pont, and Black World Today Editor Herb Boyd,
articles about plotting from British crime novelist Alex Keegan,
a backstage look at the Hollywood Film Festival by Skip Press,
tips for breaking through writer's block by Troy Hughes and
how the Internet is uniting the Arts by Mary Lowry-Buechler.
Also: Armchair Australia and book reviews including
Downsized to Death, No Remorse, The Toyotomi Blades,
Touched By the Gods, How to Write Your Novel,
Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents
and many more!
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October 1997
This month's issue features interviews with former ABC investigative
journalist and novelist Peter Lance, screenwriter and author
Skip Press, and popular sci-fi and fantasy novelist
Melisa Michaels, an Inside Look at
Mind's Eye Fiction with Publisher Ken Jenks, articles
on writing from a female viewpoint for men by novelist and teacher
Lary Crews, tips for buying a computer for under $180 by Netly News
columnist Robin Miller, the effective use of timelines by freelance
writer James Powles and how to write a great essay from Sharon Boddy.
Also: a look at the best U.S. newspapers
online and book reviews including the new Writer's Market book
and CD-ROM set
from Writer's Digest, First Degree Burn and more!
Click here for the October Issue!

September 1997
This month's issue features interviews with
Pulitzer Prize nominee Tom Parker and with popular mystery author and
Macavity Award nominee Joyce Christmas, Spotlight on OMNI
magazine with commentary by Ellen Datlow, articles on tips for
beginning novelists from British crime author Alex Keegan, basic
copyright concepts for writers,
an investigation into the usefulness of writers' groups, two
viewpoints on Wilfred Owen's moving war poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
with tips on writing
effective poetry and more!
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August 1997 Issue
August's issue features interviews with bestselling author Gary
Gach and with editor and Acting Community Manager for Excite Nancy
Hanger, our Spotlight On...Snakeskin Poetry Webzine, the innovative
British poetry webzine, articles on submitting your work online,
using the computer to teach your children to write, effective writing
in the workplace, how to write a great play and more!
Click here for the August Issue!